Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

If a lie is told long enough,
Eventually it becomes reality.
Unfortunately that is not true.
Look around you.
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A down spiral in denial,
Is foul to weaken souls.
And gets out of control,
When emotions held bestow...
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People can't get over,
Being deceived to believe it.
People can't get in their minds,
These times we live.
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Don't you ever,
Stop wanting doing your best.
Or expect less to get to show.
With this to accept.
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People are known,
To gather and flock...
Around those to be downtrodden.
Those perceived to have been forgotten.
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Perhaps realizing how pointless it was,
To listen and accept someone else's explanation...
And point of view,
As to what they perceive my life should be...
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I have minimized confusion,
To know how it starts to end...
Before it begins.
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I'm not that citizen,
Representing how or who does what to get done.
I am not that citizen,
To prove my outlook is the right one.
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I never will understand,
People afraid to declare their heritage.
To then demand respect from others,
They do not give themselves.
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People more impressed,
By a dressed slick talking crook...
Will always overlook,
Someone who has expertise.
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